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For Real Salt
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In the exchange with Redmond/Real Salt tonight, their representative asked me where my numbers came from for my main salt overview piece. As I clearly mentioned in that article (linked here), the data came from volunteer collaborators (readers of this website/ consumers/ parents mostly in my Facebook group) aggregating information they found independently, as consumers. This was actually the project of one main volunteer (who happens to be a nurse — and who is also very scientifically rigorous in her volunteer advocacy work). She assembled the full list for the world to have available, which I then published on the site with some additional supporting information, explanation, and categorization. Below you will find a screenshot of one of the original articles from a member in the group (with name removed) and the linked graphic that she found supporting that 167 ppb number for Redmond’s Real Salt product. The graphic pictured below is the same on the website (it’s a screenshot of it) from where it originated and if you click through on the graphic it will take you to the original website. The name of the lab is listed on the original full graphic (link here as well to a stored version on my website in case they take the link below down).
THE NUMBERS BELOW ARE NOT MY NUMBERS and I have not seen the test results for Nature’s Cargo Sea Salts. This is the source we found for independent testing of Redmond’s salt.
Click the image below to see it on the original source site.
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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
Thanks for the information. The problem is I was using Himalayan sea salt thinking it was healthy until I read an article on Instagram that it was not and so I was going to switch to Redmond And I was reading your information. Some of the top ones that you recommended are very expensive. I ordered a small 4 oz Saltverk and it lasted me about a week since I was using it for everything. Jacobsens is very expensive. I know about Crucial four salt but just have not tried them yet. We spend alot of money on organic food but I just cannot justify spending so much on salt. Any other recommendations? For cooking and also a course salt.
Thank you
Melissa Wilson
I had the same question, and while I don’t know what your budget is, I found that the 5 lb bag of ‘Bolivian Rose’ salt from SaltWorks was reasonably-priced and was found to be an ‘acceptable choice’ with 72 ppb lead. I hope this helps.
Maybe try Vera Salt Co.?
What about the SaltWorks Ancient Ocean Himalayan Pink Salt, Fine Grain, 5 Pound Bag? Has this been tested? I couldn’t find the 5lb bag you mentioned safe.
Thanks
Kerri Creutz
This is the most recent report that RealSalt sent me but I suck at converting the numbers! https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0031/8606/5475/files/Real-Salt-Typical-Analysis-October-2021.pdf?v=1635480756
So according to that doc from Redmond from Celina, lead is actually at 200 PPB? Not too familiar on how to convert 0.000020 to ppb
I also got 200 ppb
I can see why. That chart is a mess. It doesn’t state the numbers are in ppm OR ppb, just stuff about percents, milligrams and teaspoons. This doesn’t look like a lab created report in my opinion. :/
Any testing on Jacobsonssalt from Italy?
Am I missing something or is there confusion regarding the decimal in front of the numbers (it’s being ignored, it seems to me)?
.167 (decimal in front of the numbers, shown on the chart) ppm is much different than 167 ppm (no decimal)
0.167 ppm is equal to 167 ppb.
food is toxic in ppb – not ppm.
Here’s a link with more info:
https://tamararubin.com/2021/12/understanding-ppm-vs-ppb-vs-percent-what-does-parts-per-million-mean/
What about Korean salts?
I hope that the Hains Iodized Sea Salt purchased from Wal-Mart, sitting next to Mortons, can be tested for lead and other metals. It’s a common Sea Salt purchase. I can’t afford to use Jacobsen’s like I do Iodized Hains. I also need to know of a canning salt besides Mortons that’s got a low lead content.
I do thank you for all you have done for us family keepers, mothers who want to do all to keep their children free from toxins and poisons and heavy metals in the food, anywhere.
Nature’s cargo and Celtic are harvested from the same place, same area. It’s odd that one has hardly any lead whereas the other is almost off the chart….
Can someone explain?
I have not tested the Nature’s cargo – this is old data we found on someone else’s site.
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So these are all harvested in France?
We use pink Himalayan salt which I naively thought was from the Himalayas but I guess originally it’s from Pakistan and then they pack it elsewhere. Ours is packed in the USA so I think it bypasses France but it’d be great for the levels of say Costco brands to be tested too since most mommas can access them.